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To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: to everyone according to those who were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.
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A Fair and Just Inheritance
All commentators agree that the core principle for dividing the Promised Land was equity. God commanded that the size of a tribe's allotted territory should be directly proportional to its population. This practical and just method ensured that larger tribes received more land to support their people, while smaller tribes received a portion suited to their needs.
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19th Century
Anglican
Unto these the land shall be divided ... — The general apportionment of the land, regarding the relative position of each tribe, was to be…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
To many you shall give the more inheritance, and to few you shall give the less inheritance
Presbyterian
In distributing these tribes, the general rule of equity is prescribed: that to many should be given more, and to fewer less. Though it seems left …
